Eric Cartman

Eric Theodore Cartman

Cartman commonly acts against the other boys. Cartman frequently rips on Kyle for being Jewish and Kenny for being poor. His rude attitude often causes conflict with the other boys. At times, he proves himself a remarkably capable businessman and leader. Cartman sometimes serves as a mouthpiece for some of Parker and Stone's more extreme social commentary (three times he has dressed as Adolf Hitler). He loathes hippies above all else (Die Hippie, Die depicted his career as a 'hippie exterminator' ). Cartman is often referred to as a "fatass" by his friends, especially Kyle. In the earlier episodes, Cartman would respond by saying, "I'm not fat! I'm big-boned!", "Don't call me fat, god damn it!", or, during the Christmas episodes, "I'm not fat, I'm festively plump."

Cartman's erratic and devisive behavior is perhaps explained by his unorthodox upbringing: he lacks a father-figure, and his mother (Lianne Cartman) is an intersexual and an acknowledged "crack whore". She was once pictured on the cover of Crack Whore Magazine, and has appeared in German "scheiße videos" with the boys' school counselor Mr. Mackey. Liane spoils her only child with gifts and food, always conceding into his many irrational demands; She is the only person with whom Eric shares a mutually-affectionate and loving relationship.